Characterization and Analysis of A Healthy 330 Kilovolt Double Circuit Transmission Line

Onuegbu J. C.; Anazia E. A.

A 330KV healthy transmission line was analyzed with the aim to investigating the influence of high voltage on human being at normal regime. Some of the operating parameters of the line, namely: shock current and voltage, inductance, reactance, radio interference, electric field charge and corona effect were highlighted. The level of protection of humans and safety operation of the power system were investigated using numerical analysis. From the analysis, a healthy 330KV transmission line can generate a carrier frequency of about 85 KHz and that corona formation in double circuit power lines is slower than in single circuit lines and that step voltage is proportional to transmission line sag. Based on the results of the paper, normally operating 330KV transmission line parameters do exceed their rated values and this is not good for healthy living.

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• Volume 4 Issue 1, Jan. 2013

Year:

2013

Type of Publication:

Article

Keywords:

Contact voltage; Step voltage; Carrier Frequency; Electric field intensity of power lines; GMD Geometric mean distance among the three lines

Journal:

IJECCE

Volume:

4

Number:

1

Pages:

199-202

Month:

January